Wamba | |
King of the Visigoths | |
Reign | 21 September 672 - 14 October 680 |
Succession | Son of Recceswinth, he was forced by the nobility to accept the throne right after the death of his father due to his age. [1] |
Abdication | While on the verge of death, Wamba was forced to retire from the kingship, even though he recovered, and enter a monastery. [2] |
Predecessor | Recceswinth |
Successor | Erwig |
Alternative Names | Vamba (Port.) |
Father | Recceswinth |
Died | 688 Died of natural causes in the monastery of San Vicente, in Pampliega. [3] |
Religion | Catholicism |
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Preceeded by Recceswinth | King of the Visigoths 672 - 680 | Succeeded by Erwig |
Bibliography
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- Dietrich Claude, Adel, Kirche und Königtum im Westgotenreich, Sigmaringen, 1971
- Ricardo Martínez Ortega, Acerca de un comentario sobre el rey Wamba (672−680) y la Chronica Naierensis (s. XII), in Fortunatae, 1997